Town of Eastham Massachusetts 1995 Eastham Historic Properties Survey

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EAS.27

Dill, Freeman House

2170 State Hwy

Eastham
Eastham Center
15-100

Greek Revival

Multiple Family Dwelling House; Single Family Dwelling
House

Architecture

Roof: Asphalt Shingle

Wall: Wood Clapboard; Wood Shingle; Wood
Foundation: Brick

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FORM B - BUILDING

Massachusetts Historical Commission
Massachusetts Archives Building
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, Massachusetts 02125

Assessor's
Number

USGS Quad

Area(s) Form Number

15/100

Orleans

27

Town Eastham
eighborhood or village)

here. Indicate North.

Gable-end , Side-entry
Vernacular

:t/Builder
Material:
Foundation Brick

Wall/Trim Clapboard (Facade and

South Elevation) Shingle (North

Roof Asphalt Shingles

Outbuildings/Secondary Structures

Major Alterations (with dates)
Solar Sun Room added 1981.

Condition
Moved X
Acreage

no

Good

yes Date

Recorded by: Dianne L. Siergiej
Organization: Commonweal Collaborative
Date: June 1995

RECEIVED

SEP 2 0 1995

Setting Located in a densely-settled /
mixed-use, but largely residential section
of Route 6, the major, Cape Cod,
inter-community thoroughfare, the former
county road and a continuation of the
original Old King's Highway.

MASd. HIST. COM".

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BUILDING FORM 2170 State Highway

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION See continuation sheet.

Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings
within the community.

This 1 1/2-story, 3 x 2-bay, gable-end, side-entry house has been modified
into a multi-family dwelling by the expansion of the second story and addition
of a 1-story, gable-roofed, rear ell with shed-roofed extension. The dwelling
displays an odd combination of detail. The facade is noteworthy for its
unusual, multi-paned, triangular, fixed windows which occupy the corners at
the eaves and at the peak of the gable. Wall detail includes paneled,
pilasters on the facade and simple end boards elsewhere. A narrow, shed-
roofed, open porch with square posts and no balustrade shelters the southern
elevation of the main block. A tiny, pedimented-gable, entry porch supported
by turned posts with knobs shelters the cottage doorway in the southern entry
of the rear ell. Another period cottage door opens from the rear ell to the
side porch. Another exists on the north elevation of the rear ell. The north
slope of the main block is broken by an oversized, gable-roofed dormer.
A rebuilt chimney stands on the ridge line of the main block. A tall
chimney with corbeled cap is located near the ridge on the south slope of
the rear ell. The main entry in the north bay of the facade consists of a
6-panel wooden door with glazed top panels sided by pilasters supporting
an entablature.

Fenestration primarily consists of 2/2, double-hung sash with molded trim on
the first floor and plain trim on the second. An open stair leads to a
sliding door entry on the second floor of the main block. A casement
window has been installed on the north elevation of the rear ell. A sliding
window exists on the east elevation of the rear ell. Louvered blinds are
modern replacements.

A free-standing, 1 1/2-story, similarly-detailed, clapboard and shingle,
rectangular barn with lateral wing and rear, hip and gable-roofed sections
with a screened porch stands southeast of the house. It appears to be largely
residential space .

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HISTORICAL NARRATIVE _X_ See continuation sheet.

Discuss the history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses
of the building and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.

Research completed in 1878 by Alan T. Hunt, Attorney at Law and in 1991 by
Nancy Heller of the Eastham Historical Society on file at the Eastham
Historical Society Archives traces ownership of this property to Freeman Dill
(b. 1814; d. April 17, 1882) who built this dwelling on land he purchased from
Lucy Shaw on November 2, 1842 (Bk. 35; Pg . SI) Freeman Dill is listed in
Lowe's history among the sea captains of Eastham. He begueathed the property
to his wife (Docket No. 8192), Elizabeth A. Dill (d. May 26, 1905), daughter
of Michael Collins who served in 1815 as an Adjutant of the local militia .
In the 1901 directory, she is listed as living in Boston, but residing in
Eastham during the summer. She died testate (Docket No. 14455) leaving the

BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES X See continuation sheet.

Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places;

If checked, see attached National Register Criteria Statement form.

INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET 2170 State Highway

Eastham

Area Form No. 27

HISTORICAL NARRATIVE (continued)

holding equally to her children: Pauline C. Bradford, Emma L. Johnson,
Lauraetta P. Knowles and Albert F. Dill. The property was conveyed by the
heirs to Solomon T. Cobb on September 4, 1905 (Bk. 2 75; Pg. 24) and
November 16, 1906 (Bk.283, Pg. 378).

Solomon Thomas Cobb died intestate on March 10, 1915. His estate was probated
and divided between his heirs: Henrietta Cobb, his widow; Etta May Burgess,
his daughter, and Frank Lewis Cobb, his son. The children conveyed their
interests to their mother the same year (Bk.342; Pg. 375), but inherited on
her death on November 26, 1921 (Probate 19706). When they sold on
June 24, 1955 to Ralph E. Swift and Sarah Elizabeth Swift, they attached
restrictions prohibiting construction of a building for residential or
business purposes for a period of 15 years.

BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (continued)

Hales, John G. Map of the Town of Eastham, 1830.

*House File 2170 State Highway, Eastham Historical Society Archives.

Quinn, Howard. Transcript of Oral History Tape, Eastham Historical
Society Archives.

Resident and Business Directory of Cape Cod, 1901 .

Roger, Josiah, Knowles, Elijah and Kinsman, Simeon. Map of the Town of
Eastham, 1794 .

Walker, George F. Atlas of Barnstable County . Boston: George F. Walker
Sc Co. , 1880.

. Atlas of Barnstable County . Boston Walker

Lithographer and Publishing Co., 1908.

Wallings, Henry F. Map of Eastham . Boston: D. R. Smith Co., 1858.

INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET

2170 State Highway
Eastham

Area Form No